| What | Flemington Races |
| Where | Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
| When | Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
| First Race | 12:15pm AEDT |
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For a second straight Saturday, metropolitan racing in Melbourne heads to Flemington, where a 10-race meeting is set down for decision. Despite their being no black-type races on the program, plenty of key runners are set to grace the track with autumn Group races on the horizon. The rail comes out 9m the entire circuit on a track rated a Good 4, with the first race set to jump at 12:15pm AEDT.
Best Bet at Flemington: Samangu
Samangu has strung together three smart victories to begin this campaign, including last time at Pakenham when falling in over 1200m. The trip clearly saw her out late, so the step back to the 1100m looks ideal for the Written By mare. This is her first look up the Flemington straight, but in a sprint that lacks any other speed influences, the race looks perfectly set up for Craig Williams to dictate terms and have Samangu’s rivals chasing her from barrier to box.
Best Bet
Race 4 – 
#5 Samangu (5)
4yo Mare | T: Grahame Begg | J: Craig Williams (58kg)
+190 with Neds
Next Best at Flemington: Wiggum
There is no doubt that Wiggum should have won over the 1200m at this track last Saturday, and on the quick backup, should be going one better in similar company. The son of Rich Enuff was crucially held up for a run until the 200m mark, but once clear, exploded late, only to go down by a head to Shesallshenanigans. Blake Shinn takes over from apprentice Taylor Johnstone, and from barrier four looks to gain an ideal run in transit behind the lead. With even luck this time around, Wiggum should be winning.
Next Best
Race 6 – 
#8 Wiggum (4)
4yo Gelding | T: Travis Doudle | J: Blake Shinn (57kg)
+340 with BlondeBet
Best Value at Flemington: The Western Front
The Western Front simply got too far back to feature in the finish over 1800m at his first look at Flemington, but with that experience under his belt, he looks a great each-way play with Picklebet in the last. The son of War Decree had strung together a couple of nice victories at Geelong and is poised to bounce back to form. If Daniel Stackhouse can have this guy settled midfield with a touch of cover, The Western Front should be close enough to unleash a winning burst down the heart of the track.
Best Value
Race 10 – 
#17 The Western Front (9)
4yo Gelding | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Daniel Stackhouse (58kg)
+1200 with Picklebet
Saturday’s quaddie tips for Flemington
Flemington quadrella selections
Saturday, January 18, 2025
- 1-2-3-7
- 3-10-13-15
- 4-6-7-8-12
- 5-8-12-14-16-17
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